Spain Rehab fundraiser for handicap-accessible van

The Women’s Committee of UAB’s Spain Rehabilitation Center will host an “Evening on the Veranda” to raise funds for a much-needed new handicap-accessible van for patient transport. The event will also be a tribute to former Spain rehab patient Wilmer Poyner, a long-time Birmingham business executive.

The “Evening on the Veranda” will be held Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. Parking and shuttle service from Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church will be provided. For more information, contact Cathy Newhouse at 205-934-4999 or cnewhous@uabmc.edu.

The UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center is one of the Southeast’s foremost providers of comprehensive rehabilitation care. Its nationally recognized programs are designed to address every aspect of a patient’s rehabilitation, including physical, social and psychological health. Center specialists are devoted exclusively to the practice of rehabilitation medicine, utilizing advanced research, technology and expertise to provide the highest level of patient care.

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